It’s not just you: all hipster coffee shops really do look the same. (This essay is more thoughtful than you might expect.)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/16/the-tyranny-of-the-algorithm-why-every-coffee-shop-looks-the-same

An assortment of live nature cams. When you refresh the page the selection of cams changes. This is fun and cool! https://worldcam.vercel.app/

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@Ruthat Not just regional by accident. There is a California Pizza Kitchen and PF Changs within 4 miles of my house in Scottsdale, but the closest Cracker Barrel is 30 miles away... in a very red neighborhood.

Still the info is fascinating.

In the "minor items" department: my (positive) review of a clear bag to take to sports stadiums and other events. https://amzn.to/3MFNpQ9

I feel seen. https://sherwood.news/business/brands-liberal-conservative-divide-yougov-survey/

Digital Collection of the New York Public Library: Costume - 1950s https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ca8d0c0-a8cb-0132-8050-58d385a7bbd0/book

When Warsaw’s Old Town was destroyed by Hitler’s troops in the second world war, the nation mobilised to rebuild the city with the rubble of its own destruction – and the work of Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/22/story-cities-warsaw-rebuilt-18th-century-paintings

@th3j35t3r That would be a nifty Zoom background, I gotta admit.

Tune into the soulful sounds of someone making edits to a Wikipedia page. http://listen.hatnote.com/

The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/95865-appeals-court-upholds-decision-against-internet-archive-s-book-scanning-program.html

DNS jokes are difficult.

It can take at least 24 hours for everyone to get it.

From “unabridged” to “slanguage,” Madeline Kripke’s library is a logophile’s heaven (or hell).
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/biggest-dictionary-collection

Two infamous right-wing grifters started an AI-powered lobbying company. Because of course they did.

https://tynanfiles.beehiiv.com/p/send-clowns

The World Map of the Internet in 2021
Geek! Pretty! Yeah, that's all you need to know.
https://trendland.com/the-world-map-of-the-internet-in-2021/

NaNoWriMo defends writing with AI and pisses off the whole internet
https://lithub.com/nanowrimo-defends-writing-with-ai-and-pisses-off-the-whole-internet/

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Two centuries ago, the person you met eyes with at the theatre probably read the same high society journal that you did. Today, what are the chances that the girl on the train platform also uses Craigslist? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/16/four-couples-who-found-love-via-small-ads

The Motormat, a Los Angeles drive-in where the food was sent out on conveyor belts right to your car, 1948 https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/motormat.html

The Motormat, a Los Angeles drive-in where the food was sent out on conveyor belts right to your car, 1948 https://www.vintag.es/2023/06/motormat.html